The health technology industry has seen $84B in total all time funding. Let's analyze the investors financing the health technology sector and identify the most active firms.

The graphic below highlights health technology investors based on the number of investments made in the sector. If an investor participates in two investment rounds in the same company (such as a Series A and Series B), that would qualify as two investments for this analysis.

As the graphic demonstrates, New Enterprise Associates has made the most bets in the health technology sector with 88 investments. Khosla Ventures follows with 80 investments. Examples of companies that New Enterprise Associates has invested in include Bright Health, Paladina Health, 23andMe, and Collective Health. The two CVCs rounding out the list include GE Ventures and GV.

Now that 2018 is complete, let’s examine how funding in health technology compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual health technology funding amounts over time.

As the graphic demonstrates, 2018 experienced the highest health technology funding on record at $17.2B. It constitutes a slight 1% increase from the previous year’s funding. Some of the largest funding events in 2018 include a $550M round for Peloton, a $500M round for WeDoctor, a $500M round for Moderna Therapeutics, and a $375M round for Oscar Health. Over the past 5 years, health technology funding grew at a CAGR of 35%. It’ll be interesting to see if its funding will dip in 2019 or reach even higher levels.

This blog post examines the different components of the health technology ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and which categories have the most companies. We will also compare the categories in terms of their funding and maturity.

Digital Medical Devices Is the Largest Health Technology Category

Let’s start off by looking at the Sector Map. We have classified 2250 health technology startups into 22 categories that have raised $81 billion. The Sector Map highlights the number of companies in each category. It also shows a random sampling of companies in each category.

We see that Digital Medical Devices is the largest category with 307 companies. These companies build IT-enabled medical and diagnostic devices for doctors. These devices include detection equipment, monitoring equipment, and surgical tools. Some example companies include Signostics, MediBeacon, Stimwave, and AliveCor.

We previously highlighted that health technology funding had the highest quarter on record in Q3 2018. This blog post will take a closer look at the funding trends within the individual health technology categories. Per our analysis, we notice two key takeaways:

The Health Technology sector contains companies focused on the digitization of healthcare across the value chain from the providers, to the payers, to the patients and consumers. They often optimize existing medical practices, provide health information to individuals, or create new frontiers in medicine.

In this post we examine the different components of Health Technology and how they make up this startup ecosystem. On our Health Technology research platform, we have classified the companies into 22 categories. This blog post will illustrate what these categories are and which categories have the most companies. We will also look at how these categories compare with one another in terms of their funding and maturity.

Digital Medical Devices Is the Largest Health Technology Category

Let’s start off by looking at the Sector Map for the Health Technology sector. As of March 2018, we have classified 2139 Health Technology startups into 22 categories that have raised $64 billion....

The following graphs highlight recent trends in Health Technology startup funding activity. The graphics include data through August 2017.

The above graph summarizes the total funding raised by Health Technology startups for each year. 2015 has the most funding to date at around $8.9B.

The above graph summarizes the total amount of funding raised by Health Technology companies founded in a certain year. Companies founded in 2013 have raised the most funding at around $5.2B.

We are currently tracking 2053 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $52.9 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following two graphs summarize the rounds of funding going into the Health Technology space. Please note these graphics are made using data through August 2017.

The graph above shows the total amount of VC funding broken out by round. From 2006 to 2016, we saw a general increase in the overall sector funding, with the total amount peaking in 2015 and declining slightly thereafter. Earlier stage rounds (Series A, B, and C) make up a larger share of the total amount.

The graph above shows the total count of funding events broken out by round. From 2006 to 2016 we’ve seen an upward trend that peaked in 2014 and declined slightly thereafter. Earlier stage funding such as Seed, Series A, and Series B events make up the majority of funding event counts.

We are currently tracking 2040 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $52.3 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graph summarizes investor activity in the Health Technology space. Please note these graphics are made using data through August 2017.

The above analysis summarizes the total number of investment rounds Health Technology investors participated in, and the number of unique companies funded by selected investors. Major investors into the space include NEA, GE Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Y Combinator.

We are currently tracking 2028 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $52.2 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graphs highlight venture investing trends into the Health Technology sector. The graphics include data through August 2017.

The above graph compares the total venture funding in each Health Technology category to the number of companies in the category. The Digital Medical Devices category leads in both metrics, with around $9.6B in funding and about 250 startups.

The above analysis summarizes the average company funding in each Health Technology category. The Genomics category leads the sector with $75M in average funding per company, followed by the Insurance/Payments and Health Destination Sites categories.

We are currently tracking 2008 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $51.4B in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graphs highlight the exit activity in the Health Technology sector. The graphics include data through August 2017.

The above graph summarizes the number of exits (acquisitions and IPOs) in each Health Technology category. The Clinical Administration category leads the sector with 16 IPOs and 24 acquisitions. The Digital Medical Devices category follows behind with 15 IPOs and 9 acquisitions.

The above graph summarizes the number of exits (acquisitions and IPOs) in Health Technology by year. 2016 currently leads the sector with 52 acquisitions and 6 IPOs, with 2015 following behind with 30 acquisitions and 12 IPOs.

We are currently tracking 2005 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $51.7 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graph shows average and median age in the Health Technology sector. The graphic includes data through August 2017.

The above graph summarizes the average and median age of companies in each Health Technology category. The Electronic Health/Medical Records category has the highest average age at around 14 years, and the Healthcare Robotics category has the highest median age, also at around 14 years. On the other hand, Healthcare Search is the youngest Health Technology category with an average age of 6 years and a median age of 5 years.

We are currently tracking 1995 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $50.4 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graph shows the founding year distribution in the Health Technology sector. The graphic includes data through August 2017.

The above graph summarizes the number of Health Technology companies founded in a certain year. 2013 ranks at the top with 267 companies founded in that year alone. 2012 is the runner-up with 211 companies founded in that year.

We are currently tracking 1983 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $48.5B in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following two graphs summarize the rounds of funding going into the Health Technology space. Please note these graphics are made using data through April 2017.

The graph above shows the total amount of VC funding broken out by round. From 2006 to 2016, we saw a general increase in the overall sector funding, with the total amount peaking in 2015 and declining slightly thereafter. Earlier stage rounds (Series A, B, and C) make up a larger share of the total amount.

The graph above shows the total count of funding events broken out by round. From 2006 to 2016 we’ve seen an upward trend that peaked in 2014 and declined slightly thereafter. Earlier stage funding such as Seed, Series A, and Series B events make up the majority of funding event counts.

We are currently tracking 1960 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $47.1 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.

The following graphs highlight the exit activity in the Health Technology sector. The graphics include data through April 2017.

The above graph summarizes the number of exits (acquisitions and IPOs) in each Health Technology category. The Administration/Backend category leads the sector with 16 IPOs and 21 acquisitions. The Digital Medical Devices and EHR/EMR categories follow behind with 20 exits each.

The above graph summarizes the number of exits (acquisitions and IPOs) in Health Technology by year. 2016 currently leads the sector with 51 acquisitions and 5 IPOs, with 2015 following behind with 28 acquisitions and 10 IPOs.

We are currently tracking 1942 Health Technology companies in 22 categories across 57 countries, with a total of $46.5 Billion in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Health Technology market report.